2) laxative. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Stimulating evacuation of the bowels. 2. Causing looseness or relaxation, especially of the bowels. Middle English, from Old French laxatif, from Medieval Latin laxtvus,...

3) aperient. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Gently stimulating evacuation of the bowels; laxative. A mild laxative. Latin aperins, aperient-, present participle of aperre, to open. See wer-4 in Appendix I.aˇperiˇent...

4) cathartic. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...cathartic, (kthar´tik) (KEY) : see laxative....

5) 32376. Kennedy, Florynce R. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...NUMBER:32376 QUOTATION:If it's a movement, I sometimes think it needs a laxative. ATTRIBUTION:Florynce R. Kennedy (b. 1916), U.S. lawyer, activist, speaker, and author....

6) physic, physics, physique. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993
...Physic is singular and in English means a medicine, especially a laxative ; physics is a plural, but as an academic subject or branch of natural science it is usually...

7) cathartic. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Inducing catharsis; purgative. An agent for purging the bowels, especially a laxative. Late Latin catharticus, from Greek kathartikos, from kathairein, to purge....

8) aloin. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A bitter, yellow crystalline compound obtained from the aloe and used as a laxative. alo(e) + -in....

9) cascara sagrada. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The dried bark of the cascara buckthorn, used as a laxative. American Spanish cascara sagrada : Spanish cascara, bark + Spanish sagrada, sacred....

10) magnesium hydroxide. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A white powder, Mg(OH)2, used as an antacid and a laxative....